#as usual for my cards the mechanics are the centerpiece and the flavor is only there because i needed something to put in the name bar

[dravidious]

You're more amazing than an even cooler frog

I had this idea a long time ago, did I already make a card like this? idk. I think it's neat

[intrepidguardian]

Tumblr Aether Revolt Set Review - White

Aerial Modification

A- Instead of just trying to create an actual flying machine, just attach a blimp directly onto a car

S- I want to make a creaturless vehicle deck

BP: : I regroup these cards (Aerial Modification and Siege Modification) together since they serve the same purpose: animating vehicles for cheap. I wouldn’t be surprised to see these cards, especially Siege Modification being used in Standard alongside Consulate Dreadnaught to get a huge beater for cheap. Besides MAYBE standard and for sure limited, I don’t think it’ll see any play though.

IG - Probably too expensive for Standard.

Aeronaut Admiral

A- This is the dude who decided to attach blimps directly onto cars. This is the man. The genius.

IG -  Closer to being Standard-playable but the body is very fragile for a four-drop. The number of vehicles you would need on the field as well as capable pilots probably pushes this out of playability. Additionally, all the best vehicles fly anyway.

Aether Inspector

A- He's totally checking out that ass IG - Part of a cycle of energy-using fabricators. Probably more for Limited formats.

Aethergeode Miner

A- This guy is my friend and I trust him. Like what do you got there, friend, a rock!? FOR ME!? I DON'T REALLY NEED A ROCK BUT THANK YOU!!!! I WILL TREASURE IT!!!!!!

S- I think this card is going to do good. It can produce energy and use it to blink. It has everything I wanted in a white creature (if only it was human..........)

BP - I really like this card! It’s a 3/1 for 2cmc that protects itself and triggers Revolt & ETB effects! The design of this card is very neat and I’m sure we’ll see more of her in the next few months!

LU - I am not sure what to make of this card. Could be hard to remove if not dealt with immediately, but won't be great in combat and won't be very impactful late game. 

IG -  Good enabler for the new Revolt Mechanic. Despite having only one toughness, the fact that this creature can protect itself by using the energy it creates after it declares an attack means that your opponent can be left in a bad spot with blocking.

 Airdrop Aeronauts

A- Frank, look at that guy down there. I'm gonna spit on him.

IG -  Super-cool limited card.

  Audacious Infiltrator

S - Kojima Production's Death Stranding looks great!

IG -  I got a jar o’ gremlins. I got a jar o’ gremlins. I got a jar o’ gremlins. And guess what’s inside it!? Again, we see the two-mana 3/1 in white. Not being blocked by artifact creatures actually isn’t awful – dodging random servo tokens as well as all vehicles is decent.

 Call for Unity

S- It reminds me a lot of one of my favorite cards, Doors to Destiny. Unlike Doors, this card effects all creatures so that right there is amazing. Too bad about the high mana cost, though.

BP: : A pretty cool Cathar’s Crusade-like effect! Definitely will see A LOT of play in EDH, a big maybe for Standard but with a cost of 5cmc I doubt it…still a potentially powerful card!

LU - Revolt is looking like it will be a strong mechanic, but I think this card is a bit too slow for Standard.

IG -  These kind of cards always strike me as too expensive to play. A W/G deck with some ramp and Eldrazi Displacer could use this as a centerpiece.

 Caught in the Brights

A- It was only a matter of time when they introduced vehicles that they also had to create a card that lets you hit crap with your car. Also that poor gremlin, my baby :( 

S- I honestly felt this card would have been good, had it not been for the recent banning of Copter. It might still see play in standard or limited, but it probably won't have that much impact because we still have Stasis Snare.

BP: I have to talk about this card since it’s very good in the right setting! It’s essentially a 3cmc exile at sorcery speed if you have any vehicles. I’m sure the RW Vehicles deck will play this to deal with Emrakuls and you can deal with her fairly easily with this; though it’s at sorcery speed, which sucks a little, but it’s still very good.

IG -  Probably doesn’t make the cut in the format with other options. A+ flavor though.

  Consulate Crackdown

S- I think this will be a staple in EDH. Goodbye manarocks

BP - I hate this card, so much. (I play an artifact heavy deck in standard…). This will be a sideboard all-star in the standard meta for a very long time. Sure 5cmc seems a lot, but you get a one-sided artifact wipe and with a cmc of 5 it dodges Fragmentize & Natural State. It’s super good in standard and will for sure see EDH play.

LU - Basically artifact hate if you are running white. Great versus Metalwork.

IG -  I understand what the idea probably was behind this card - control decks already have a way to mass-remove creatures, but they need a way to clean up vehicles that were left behind. The problem is that most of Mardu or Red/White usually have a mix of vehicles and creatures. Confiscating a bunch of vehicles might not save control players on turn five when three creatures and a Gideon are ready for the crackback

  Countless Gears Renegade

A- I like that flavor text because that is literally how I'm going to raise my kids

IG -  Three-power for two mana in white is a good rate, but unless you can consistently have a one-drop that can trigger rally, getting this to go on turn two is pretty rough.

 Dawnfeather Eagle

A-  WHY DIDN'T GANDALF JUST CALL THE EAGLES!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

S- There's probably better options in standard right now, so this probably won't see any play- even from me

IG -  Too pricey, but a really cool effect.

 Deadeye Harpooner

S- This may be a good card in limited, since it is a kill spell on a body

IG -  This effect hasn’t’ been in white in a while. Destroying a creature and getting a 2/2 body is a good rate in a good tribe. However, Fairgrounds Warden has a very similar effect and has seen almost no play, so it might be a while before this card breaks through.

 Decommission

A- You don't even have to look at this card, you just hear this name and know it's a white spell that's going to piss you off

IG -  I guess Naturalize is in white now. As the art suggests, being able to hit Metallurgic Summonings and other big artifacts/creatures is a big boon, and these cards are always welcome additions in the sideboard.

 Exquisite Archangel

S-I want to donate this card to an opponent and then kill them with poison counters

BP: This is just an EDH card really, as it’s too expensive for any other format. It might see some fringe play in Standard but don’t expect it to become a staple; EDH will love it for sure though.

IG -  Stabilizing seems like it would be easier with this card if you can force your opponent to attack around it, but a lot of the aggro decks in this format can go through this with a removal spell.

  Felidar Gaurdian

A- Saheeli's Best Friend ™

S- If it weren't for the infinite combo, I would love this card because it is a cloudshift on a body!

BP: Never underestimate blinking effects, especially for permanents! This card paired with Saheeli Rai goes infinite, just as an example. Always keep an eye out for cards like these since the potential for combos/synergies are very high.

IG -  Combos with Saheeli Rai for infinite Felidar Guardians a-la Splinter Twin. The fourth point of toughness helps out a lot, making the combo resilient to unassisted Harness Lightnings.

  Solemn Recruit

S- I think it's a pretty solid dwarf card for standard because it's revolt triggers every turn because it's easy to activate and get bigger

BP -Pretty cool for standard. 2/2 double strike for 3cmc that slowly grows is always nice since it forces your opponent to deal with it or they’ll die fairly quickly. The White Human deck is probably going to want this card, even though it’s a Dwarf.

LU - Could be a good early game card for white, but is very susceptible to removal. I think I would rather play Aerial Responder over this right now. 

IG -  Boy, we’ve come a long way from Mirran Crusader. If there’s a Revolt Deck in standard, this card is probably a part of it, but any deck that would want to make room for this and a bunch of removal and pump spells would probably just be better off playing Electrostatic Pummeler.

 Sram, Senior Edificer

S- Does white need draw spells? No. Am I happy is had draw spells? Yes.

BP - This is a very interesting card! The first thing that comes to mind is pairing it with 0cmc equipments to draw a bunch of stuff and enable some standard combo decks. It also works very well in Voltron EDH decks. I’m sure we’ll see this card a lot in EDH, maybe a bit in standard.

LU - Maybe not the strongest card, but with all the vehicles in Standard, I think there will be some decks that want him.

IG -  Very excited for this card in Modern alongside Puresteel Paladin. As far as Standard, I’m not quite sure this card has a home yet. Maybe as a one-of in Mardu Vehicles if the meta demands more card advantage?

 Sram's Expertise

S- One of my favorite deck types is token decks and I feel this card would be a good centerpiece to a servo token deck.

BP - 3 1/1s for 4cmc and a free spell is pretty awesome. I’m CERTAIN we’ll see this card in standard, the potential value plays of it seems very high.

LU - In my opinion the worst of the Expertise cycle. Servos are not that impactful, and I just don't see it getting much play. Maybe would fit it some artifact decks.

IG -  Not a lot of people are excited about this because of its vulnerability to Spell Queller, but the value in being able to put so many creatures on the field in addition to an Oath of Ajani or a Nissa, Voice of Zendikar could breathe life into what was once a dominant GW Tokens deck.

  Thopter Arrest

A- BAD BOYS BAD BOYS! WATCHA GONNA DO!? WATCHA GONNA DO WHEN THEY COME FOR YOU!!?

BP: Functional Oblivion Ring, always a nice card to have as an option. Definitely a good removal for white decks in standard and a nice addition to Enchantress decks in EDH.

IG -  An alternative to Stasis Snare that can hit cards like Aetherworks Marvel or Vehicles that aren’t being crewed. Something to keep in mind for sideboards.